Take A Dive Inside the Icelandic Fissure Where 2 Continents Meet

For divers everywhere, this surely is a "Bucket List" place to visit. I personally can't dive, since my adenoids where removed as a child, but what an amazing place to visit and explore, I could snorkel though. The water is so blue and crystal clear that taking underwater pictures will be a breeze. I have a very dear friend that diving is her life, can't wait to show her these pictures and knowing how she is, there's soon going to be a scheduled diving trip.

If you've ever wanted to dive between two continental plates, there's only one place in the world you can do it: the Silfra rift in southern Iceland.

The rift and the surrounding Þingvellir National Park are part of the divergent boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, which are moving away from each other at a rate of about 2 centimeters every year.

Fascinating tectonics aside, the underwater canyon is also distinguished for the clarity and purity of its water.

The cold, crystal-clear water found in the Silfra fissure originates from the nearby Langjökull glacier. The glacier's seasonal melt water is released into the ground and passes through porous underground lava rocks, which serves as a natural filtration system.

After several decades, the glacial water eventually reaches the underground wells of Þingvellir Lake and the Silfra fissure. As tension builds up from the tectonic plates moving away from each other, the pure, super-filtrated water from the underground wells gradually seeps out.

Because of these outstanding features, the canyon is one of Iceland's most popular snorkeling and scuba diving destinations. Even if you aren't able to visit, you can still live vicariously through GoPro-toting divers like the one below: